On December 19th, 1950, Hikosuke Tamasu founded Tamasu Co., Ltd. in the small town of Yanai City, Japan. This was the beginning of a company career which is almost unique in table tennis.

The company founder Tamasu was a renowned international for Japan at his time. He fulfilled his dream of a lifetime when half a century ago he made his hobby his profession. At that time he could hardly imagine that he would make Butterfly the leading brand worldwide.

Support individuality

Creativity, durability and a profound technical knowledge meant success. Over and over again he looked for new possibilities in order to optimize techniques by innovative playing material. “Each player is different. Each one has his strength and weakness. By offering individual playing material I wanted to help players right from the beginning to emphasize their individuality”, he describes his company philosophy.

The breakthrough came 1960 and 1962, respectively, when Butterfly ALLROUND D 13 and TEMPEST D 13 were introduced. The greatest success, however, was the introduction of SRIVER in 1967, which is one of the most used rubbers worldwide. With the launch of BRYCE in 2000 a new generation of rubbers became popular. Its newest implementation is the High Tension system. Even though thus rubber won more than 30 world championships it has constantly been improved in order to cope with changes in the game. Butterfly’s most recent innovation is called spring sponge. Its secret lies in the unique sponge technology, which is introduced in the 2008 Tenergy series.

Own research center

Since 1983 Butterfly has its own training and research center in Tokyo in which highly qualified scientist co-operate with world class players and coaches for the development of rubber and blade technology. Since many years Butterfly rubbers and blades are used by more than half of the participants at World and European Championships.

The new Butterfly Technical Center was opened in Tokorazawa in April of 2006. Here, researchers are able to work under ideal conditions using the most recent technologies. Rubber and sponges are adjusted to the specific needs of the different markets and new innovations are introduced.

Living table tennis

Mr. Tamasu is convinced that table tennis keeps young and fit. ”Table tennis really is a life time sport and ideal specially for older people”, he adds. This view is also shared by the management, along with CEO Shunsaku Yamada (since 2005), who carries this motto all over the world. There is almost no country on earth which does not have friendly relations with Butterfly.

By the way, friendship and peace mean a lot to Mr. Tamasu. Due to his horrible experiences during WW II he deliberately chose BUTTERFLY as company name because this stands for peace, spring time and joy.

Since 33 years in Moers

Tamasu Butterfly Europe was founded in Moers, Germany in 1973. Ever since it has been contributing to the firm’s worldwide success. The affiliate works with representatives from all over Europe. The subcompany creates new collections including gear products, tables as well as various other table tennis equipment, which are sold world wide.

Focus on young players

Two of the most promising young European players, Timo Boll and Michael Maze, have long term contracts with Butterfly. Many European coaches will support Mario Amizic to find more talented players for Butterfly. Japan’s ambition to regain to the top of the ranking bore fruit due to the extensive focus on young players. Among others, the most uprising athletes who lead the way are Mizutani, Kishikawa, and Takakiwa. Apart from those youngsters Butterfly has many experienced world class players, such as Zoran Primorac, Werner Schlager, Christophe Legout, Zhang Yining, and Tamara Boros.

Quality and service

Rubbers and blades are certainly Butterfly’s main products. But also in other fields, such as textiles, accessories, tables and many more. Butterfly offers a wide range of high quality equipment. “Quality and service come first” is Butterfly’s motto.

Work on the future

The table tennis industry is obviously aware of the decreasing number of players. Still, table tennis is an attractive game for kids and adolescents. Associations, clubs, and the industry, but also professional clubs and players are asked to stop this negative trend. Butterfly supports this point of view which can be summarized in three important keys:

"Service": Tamasu Co. is determined to continue contributing for further development of the sport.

"Technology": Research and Development of table tennis equipment in the new Butterfly Technical Center

"Planning": Every staff will be involved in planning the annual achievement of the company and in sharing the same objectives.

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Royal Mail Next Day Special Delivery (excluding Saturdays)

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- Money back guarantee on your delivery charge if your delivery does not arrive on time. Delivery made to a nearby address, confirmed by signature, will be assumed to have been made correctly and on time if delivered before 1pm on the specified delivery date.

Royal Mail Next Day Special Saturday Delivery

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- Orders placed on Friday after 1.30pm are not guaranteed to be dispatched the same day and will be dispatched on the Friday of the following week for delivery on the Saturday. You may contact us to request dispatch on another day of the following week if preferred.

- End to end tracking from the date of dispatch. You will receive an email containing your tracking number once your order has been dispatched for all orders placed on our website.

- Money back guarantee on your delivery charge if your delivery does not arrive on time. Delivery made to a nearby address, confirmed by signature, will be assumed to have been made correctly and on time if delivered before 1pm on the specified delivery date.

Royal Mail Tracked 24

- Estimated 1-2 day delivery from the date of dispatch. While Royal Mail Tracked 24 orders will be aimed to be dispatched within 1 working day (not including Saturdays) of receiving them, this is not a guaranteed timescale and should be used as a guide only.

- End to end tracking from the date of dispatch. You will receive an email containing your tracking number once your order has been dispatched for all orders placed on our website.

- The expected (although not guaranteed) due date for deliveries by Royal Mail Tracked 24 is 1 working day after dispatch. Deliveries will not be considered as lost until 10 days after the expected due date. Placing an order with us confirms your acknowledgement that Tees Sport cannot pursue any claim for loss on your behalf until after this time and that only then, where needed, can a replacement order be dispatched to you.

- Delivery made to a nearby address, confirmed by signature, will be assumed to have been made correctly.

Royal Mail Tracked 48

- Estimated 2-3 day delivery from the date of dispatch. While Royal Mail Tracked 48 orders will be aimed to be dispatched within 1 working day (not including Saturdays) of receiving them, this is not a guaranteed timescale and should be used as a guide only.

- End to end tracking from the date of dispatch. You will receive an email containing your tracking number once your order has been dispatched for all orders placed on our website.

- The expected (although not guaranteed) due date for deliveries by Royal Mail Tracked 48 is 3 working days after dispatch. Deliveries will not be considered as lost until 10 days after the expected due date. Placing an order with us confirms your acknowledgement that Tees Sport cannot pursue any claim for loss on your behalf until after this time and that only then, where needed, can a replacement order be dispatched to you.

- Delivery made to a nearby address, confirmed by signature, will be assumed to have been made correctly.

DX Courier Delivery

- Used for full-size table orders only.

- Delivery timescale is postcode dependent, but estimated at 7 - 10 working days. You will be contacted within 2 working days of the order being placed to advise of the nearest available delivery dates in your area, at which time you can choose the available delivery date that best suits you.

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